Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-18
RANK AND FILE HARMONIOUS
Blaine and Sherman Factions Unite
For the Partys Good.
FOSTER ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Last Days Session OF the Republican
Club Convcntion--Thc Man
From Maine Apparently
i'm the Lead.
The Republican Clubs.

New York, Dec. Ill Special Tcle-
gram to the BEE. The convention of re-
publican clubs broke up to-day in blaze Of
harmony. All the Blaine and Sherman
antipathics were buried In the election Of
|, James u. Foster as head of the league after
Chauncy Depcw had declined the candidacy
and Colonel Snowdin had withdrawn from
the contest. The latter was the champion
pet forward by the Blaine men but, like
Chauncey Depew, he did not intend to let
himself be used by either faction, especially
as the Sherman men, after their failure to
use Dcpew, had made up their minds to
knock out whoever was put up by the Maine
men. Now that the convention is over
1t is more than apparent that Blaine
is still the leader of his party and will be
nominated without doubt. His name, all
through the proceedings, was the signal for
the widest applause and the hall was not
packed with shouters. The delegates were
for him bya large majority, but the avowcd
purpose to forestall the duties of the nomi-
mating convention in Chicago prevented any
overt act in his favor but his friends did as
they wished within these bounds and the
delegates go back to their homes more than
ever assured that Blaine is the man. Evarts
deserves great praise for the way he snubbcd
oul tuc OrucrlnR inc senate 10 NOte
against Lamars confirmation. Both demo-
Gratis and republicans are pleased at this, cs-
pccially the latter, as it is reported tonight
that enough republicans had pledged them
selves to vote for him to secure his coniirma-
tion.
New York, Dec 17.-Thc New York dele
| CATION to the republican clubs convention
| met this morning and received the declination
of ('hnnprpV NJ npppIy for thp ilapry Of
| of the National league, and nominated James
j. Foster, president of the New York repub-
| lican club, for the position. Depews reason
| for declining the position was that it would
be impossible for him to give time to tho
work required.
At the convention of republican clubs this
morning James II. Foster of New York was
unanimously elected president of the national
league AT II 80 the convention adjourned
sine die. The meeting of the national exec
| utive committee will be held this afternoon
at o'clock
Foster, on ascending the platform, was
warmly greeted. He said; 1--WE have an or
| ganization that will bring into power or de-
| feat the purposes of that great organization
that created it. We can doubt that the
| power of this great national league will
| either destroy or set up the candidate
| of republicanism We are power that will
rule the elections, but if we interfere with
the old republican party we will destroy it,
| 1t may take some time to make New York
| republican, but we can mt least cut down tho
| democratic maorities. We will aid our sis
| ter states and give fair vote to the south
| by which we will establish republi-
can rule all over the country. l thank
you again and predict great victory in
| 1883.
A resolution by Howard N Fuller, of AL
bany, was the cause of much excitement 1t
read as follows:
"Resolved That this convention of rcpub.
| lican clubs of the United States, represent
"a,
otic desire of the republicans
of the United States, represented by us,
record its emphatic disapproval and
condemnation of President Cleveland's
supreme cours bench of the United States,
and we recommend that the republican mem
bers of the United States senate vote against
| the confirmation of the same"
| The resolution was tabled.
| Among the vice presidents selected by the
different states are: 1llinois-Judgo ID. Har-
vey Palmer, of Chicago. Iowa-Robert Ful-
lerton, Des Moines. Wlsconsin-W Il.
Gardner, Milwaukee. Members of the ex-
| ecutve committee: Illinois-Wiliam Tracy.
Iowa-James S. Clarkson. Nebraska-R.
W.. breckenridge. Wisconsin-Robert M.
| Lafalette.
| After the convention adjourned the execu-
| tive committee of the national league, with
whom was left the nomination of Il secretary
and treasurer, appointed subcommittee to
name these officers. The subcommittee
consisted of j. s. ClarksOn, of Iowa, James
p Foster, of New York city, f.. l.. Bracket,
| of Saratoga Springs, N. Y, and Il. W. Fox,
| of Washington. This committee agreed to
| leave the choice of the secretary to President
| Foster. 1t will decide upon treasurer
| later. The subcommittee. established head
quarters at the New York club rooms, and
| will have branch at the National Republi-
| can club rooms in Washington. The league
| will hold IL convention in this city in March,
when there will be present seven delegates
| from each state.